Band 7/8a Lead Nurse Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Romford is seeking a Band 7/8a Lead Nurse for their Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist role. The successful candidate will manage a team of nurses and provide clinical expertise and support. Responsibilities include ensuring high standards of care and representing the service in meetings. Applicants should have over 5 years of experience in breast care nursing, along with relevant teaching experience. A competitive salary and professional development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in breast care nursing.
• Experience managing a team of nursing staff.
• Relevant formal teaching or mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Breast nurse service and oversee the nursing team.
• Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients.
• Represent the team at regional and national meetings.

Skills

Team management

Clinical expertise

Teaching and mentoring

Presentation skills

Education

Registered General Nurse

Willingness to work towards a master's degree

Job description

Go back Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 7/8a Lead Nurse Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 14 December 2025

BHRUT is looking for an enthusiastic individual to fill the position of the Lead Nurse.

As a Lead you Nurse you will have overall responsibility for the direction and development of the Breast nurse service at BHRUT.

You will be expected to manage a team of Breast care Nurses, offer your clinical expertise, advice and clinical skills, to ensure the smooth running of the department and make sure that high standards of care are delivered and maintained.

As a lead you will represent at regional and national Breast Cancer meetings. if you feel you fit that criteria then we would like for you to join our team.

For those who may not yet fully meet the criteria, we are also open to offering this role as a developmental post at Band 7.

In this case, you will undertake a structured training, academic, and professional development pathway, designed to enable progression to Band 8a.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an integral member of the Multidisciplinary Team within Barking Havering and Redbridge University Trust.

The post holder will acknowledge and provide the overall responsibility for the provision of specialist nursing advice and support to patients and families, Inpatient and out-patient, throughout their care pathway.

About us

We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatresat our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve been shortlisted for Trust of the Yearat the Health Service Journal Awards.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’sand get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Educated or willing to work towards a masters or willing to work towards

Experience/ Knowledge

• 5 years plus+ experience within the Breast field
• Relevant formal teaching/mentoring experience
• Experience managing staff
• Experience of disseminating work through presentation/publication

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

£61,631 to £68,623 a yearper annum inclusive